Hyderabad, June 8 -- Several people are feared dead and several others are injured after a large quantity of molten metal fell on them in Andhra Pradesh's Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, on Monday evening.

A local trade union leader, requesting anonymity, told HT that the incident occurred around 4.30pm in plant's Continuous Casting Department (CCD) under the Steel Melting Shop (SMS) section and nine persons are feared dead.

"A ladle carrying molten steel suddenly malfunctioned, causing a large quantity of liquid metal to spill. The intense heat and resulting fire trapped workers in the vicinity, leading to multiple casualties," a trade union leader said, requesting anonymity.

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